Top officials from ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will testify before the House and Senate Homeland Security committees next month, as lawmakers ramp up scrutiny of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown after the killing of Alex Pretti.
ICE acting director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow have agreed to appear in the House on Feb. 10 and in the Senate on Feb. 12.
House Homeland Security Chair Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) and Senate Homeland Security Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called for the oversight hearings after federal agents shot and killed Pretti in Minneapolis Saturday.
“Transparency and communication are needed to turn the temperature down,” Garbarino said in a statement.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who has overseen the Minneapolis operation, isn’t set to testify on Capitol Hill until March 3.
